"The human factor will decide the fate of war, of all wars. Not the Mirage, nor any other plane, and not the screwdriver, or the wrench or radar or missiles or all the newest technology and electronic innovations. Men—and not just men of action, but men of thought. Men for whom the expression 'By ruses shall ye make war' is a philosophy of life, not just the object of lip service."
IDF-AF commander Ezer Weizman:On Eagles' Wings

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Turkey says a Greek claim that Turkish warplanes flew too close to a Greek civilian aircraft is not true. The Foreign Ministry says the accusation "does not reflect the truth." It said in a statement late Wednesday that radar records and logs demonstrate beyond any doubt that the distance at all times between the Turkish F-16s and the passenger plane was no less than five kilometers (three miles).

Greek state TV has said the incident involved an Olympic Airlines plane flying between the east Aegean Sea islands of Rhodes and Lesvos on Monday.Turkey says its jets were intercepted and harassed by Greek military aircraft. Greek and Turkish jets often carry out mock dogfights in disputed airspace over the Aegean.